Houdini Baby

Some babies love to be swaddled. It's the cornerstone for soothing and early sleep teaching, apparently. What swaddles should normally do is keep the baby's arms down at his sides so that he doesn't whap himself in the face and disturb his milky dreams. And, that seems to work for MOST babies. Apparently, we have an exceptional child. 

The online sources have a name for his tactics. He is a Houdini Baby. Which means he wiggles out of his swaddle and gets his hands out. Calvin does this EVERY SINGLE TIME he's swaddled. Sometimes he just gets his little fingers to poke out. Sometimes he gets one arm partly or fully exposed. (He sort of looks like Michelle Obama at the Inaugural Ball then.) Other times, he manages to get both of his arms free. If it's possible, this little guy is going to get out of a restricted area. (Let's hope this is a phase.)

Right now, it's pretty cute.

According to our 14+ ultrasounds, this is how he rested in utero;
it's not surprising that this is comforting.

He looks like he is at rest, but he's really plotting his escape.
Those velcro flaps are supposed to hold him in. Not for long.

See? Slowly escaping... both hands are out!
15 minutes from now we'll need to reswaddle.